Happy Annual Culling Day

We've culled eight garbage bags of stuff - and I'd say 'so far' but in deference to my husband, I am stopping.  Anything else I identify as 'good to give away' will count for our 2017 taxes.  He's been inventorying like a mad man for hours and he deserves a break.

And there's a football game on soon that he's dying to watch.  I have no idea what teams.  I never know.  But he's excited to watch and that will make for a fun day of me asking what just happened when I hear him exclaim or hear the crowd go nuts.

We have low-key plans for this evening - we carved off three rib eye steaks from the Christmas roast prior to cooking it so we have a nice dinner planned.  Might trek to the grocery store for some mushrooms to saute with the steaks...for us, not H..  He wouldn't touch a mushroom if his life depended on it.

I'm actually feeling 'off' today - would say it's sinus but not sure.  A little achy and just out of sorts. I slept like a log but woke up feeling so tired....maybe a cold brewing.  Hope not 'cuz work is in a few days -

I might need to eat protein - I've gotten out of that morning habit during the break and perhaps I need something besides a biscuit and honey.

It's cold and gray here today - not sure if we'll get rain but it's past noon and it hasn't burned off yet.

I'm not sure what 2017 will bring - like much of America, 2016 has left me reeling and feeling more than a bit wary of what our future holds.  We've elected an ass and I think we're all going to reap the consequences of that fact - I (emphasis on I) didn't elect him - but someone did.  He's unfit for office and I write those words aware they are harsh.  I realize it's the President I'm speaking of and I've had quite a few that I haven't been all that supportive of in my lifetime and never said anything even remotely that harsh about any of them.  (Maybe Bush Junior but he's stellar in comparison to now). I keep looking for 'what can be done to make this right?'.  J. says there's constitutional provisions that Congress can invoke an article that will assert he is 'unfit for office' - but that will likely never happen.  We all hoped for the Electoral College solution, too - and we know that didn't result in any change.

Still, it's a New Year - fresh beginnings.  Fresh starts.  One year closer to retirement so that's a good thing!!  I'm in the 'definitely less than 10 year' count down - and maybe even less than 5.  We'll see what happens with the stock market.

Happy New Year!